Slovakian kayakers won gold and silver medal. Dukatova won the World Cup trophy
Slovakian competitors hold both, first and secon place from the K1W final that had a dramatic ending. Elena Kaliska (on the picture), a really experienced kayaker, won the gold medal with the best time 105.59. Jana Dukátová won the silver medal (time 106.04, 2 seconds penalty), thanks to which she gained even this year victory in the World Cup serie. Surprisingly, the bronze medal belong to the Russian canoeist Marta Khariton, who finished the course in 106.71 seconds. However, the winner of the semifinal runs, Claudia Baer lost the medal for a mere nine hundredths of a second.
The world champion Corinna Kuhnle touched the gate three times (she got the first penalty to no avail after the first gate). The six seconds penalty placed her to the eighth place.
See the complete results of the K1W final here.